Birmingham leaders agreed to host multiple college sporting events involving Historically Black Colleges and Universities over the next two years. The city approved plans for two SWAC football games at Legion Field during a city council meeting Tuesday. The first game will
One HBCU baseball legend will be coaching up some future legends this summer in one of baseball’s most anticipated events. Southern University great Rickie Weeks, along with longtime Philadelphia Phillies shortstop Jimmy Rollins, were named managers for the fourth annual Swingman HBCU Classic on
By Angela Yang and Jared Perlo As companies race to weave AI into nearly every industry, some college students are responding with open hostility. At at least three college commencement ceremonies this month, graduates loudly booed invited speakers who praised AI. On Thursday, Vice President
By Berkeley Lovelace Jr. A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday recommended updating this fall’s Covid shots to target the XFG variant, a fast-growing strain nicknamed “stratus.” The recommendation — from the FDA’s Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee —
By Chloe Atkins, Tom Winter and Jonathan Dienst Former NBA player Terry Rozier was hit with new federal charges of sports bribery and honest services wire fraud conspiracy Thursday in a massive sports betting investigation that has rocked the league. The superseding indictment, returned by a
In the final two minutes of the first round of the 2026 NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Tournament, my university’s team stood on the floor of the University of Alabama Huntsville — trailing by two points. The crowd was loud. The moment was
An HBCU grad recently got the best graduation gift that she could ask for from rapper Lil’ Baby. The Atlanta-based rapper recently paid off the student loan balance of Spelman College student Janay Lesley, also known as Nay Speaks. Lesley is an aspiring rapper
By Hayya Shah Amazon Web Services recently announced the selection of Howard University as one of five regional lead institutions for the AWS–Machine Learning University (AWS-MLU), enabling the creation of the Howard AI Network powered by AWS. Through the network, Howard will advance AI research, expand
By Megan Lebowitz and Kyla Guilfoil Four musical artists listed as performers at an upcoming event on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary said they won’t be attending despite being listed on the lineup. Freedom 250, a public-private partnership backed by President Donald Trump,
By Doha Madani and Corky Siemaszko The mayhem over Memorial Day weekend in Chicago erupted without warning. On Sunday, hundreds of teenagers descended on a housing project on the West Side. Five Chicago officers trying to disperse the crowd sustained minor injuries when they were hit
